Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE No. III. Showing the M ortality in each Q uarter and in each S ub- D istrict (including the Deaths in Hospitals), 1873.
Class. | causes of death. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd quarter. | 4th Quarter. | ||||||||
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St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury . | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | ||
1 | Order 1. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Fever | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 16 | l | |
Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | |
Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 15 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 3 | l | |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Miasmatic Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. Syphilis | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | |
Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Order 4. Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
2 | Order 1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Cancer | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Mortification | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Tabes | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Phthisis | 12 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 6 | ||
Hydrocephalus | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | Order 1. Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Apoplexy | 3 | 5 | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Paralysis | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | |
Epilepsy | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Other Brain Diseases | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Order 2. Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | |
Other Heart Disease | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | .. | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
Order 3. Laryngitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | l | 1 | |
Bronchitis | 16 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 24 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pneumonia | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
Asthma | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Lung Diseases | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Order 4. Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Ascitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Ulcer Intestines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | |
Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Stricture Intestines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Liver Disease | .3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | l | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | ||
Order 5. Nephria | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | |
Cystisis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | l | .. | 2 | 1 | I | l | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Order 6. Uterine Disease | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 7. Bone Disease | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 8. Phlegmon | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Ulcer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Skin Disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | Order 1. Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | l | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .. |
Spina Bifida | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Teething | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Malformations | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2 Childbirth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
Order 3. Old Age | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Order 4. Atrophy and Debility | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |
5 | Order 1. Fractures, &c | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
Burns and Scalds | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Suffocation | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Order 3. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Order 4. Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Poison | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |